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Name: Savings
Rating: 4.12 (448 reviews)

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4.12

Based on 448 reviews, last reviewed 22nd Sep 2026

60% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

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81%

Latest highest rating:

5

Very pleased with the service at Harpenden Building... Very pleased with the service at Harpenden Building Society in Leighton Buzzard over many years. Thank you. Reviewed on: 22nd September 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

trying to resolve query re transfer. trying to resolve query re transfer. NO facility to contact via email or chat apparently only phone and wait or branch visit. Reviewed on: 5th September 2026

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Harpenden Building Society offer savings accounts designed to suit different ways of saving.

The amount you’ll need to open a Harpenden Building Society savings account varies depending on which one you choose but is usually between £100 and £1000. Accounts can mostly be opened online, but some are branch or via post only.

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Harpenden Building Society Savings reviews (448)

In branch service review

It is in Harpenden and always friendly staff on hand offering help if needed. Reviewed on: 5th February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society This is great to read. Thank you for your feedback. Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 26th March 2024

In branch service review

We were Buckingham customers so were very local - it is now a trip out to come to Tring and the service is not as friendly. Would be good if we could use the Buckingham banking hub. Reviewed on: 5th February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Thank you for your review, we will take your points onboard. Kind regards, Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 26th March 2024

In branch service review

Local office with helpful staff. Reviewed on: 5th February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Thank you for your feedback. Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 26th March 2024

In branch service review

The customer service at the Harpenden is second to none! Well done. Reviewed on: 5th February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Great to read- thank you for your feedback. Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 26th March 2024

In branch service review

The online system forms are terrible, I would not recommend it to anyone. I was rejected for nationall insurance number and home telephone number. Personal interaction with Wendy at the Harpenden branch was brilliant though. Reviewed on: 5th February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Thank you for your feedback, we are working hard to improve our online service. I'm glad Wendy was able to help and i will pass your feedback to her. Kind regards, Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 26th March 2024

Their on-line service works like a dream.

Their on-line service works like a dream. Never the least problem logging in or doing what you want to do - unlike so many others. Communication is also very good and now enhanced by their new reular newsletter Reviewed on: 4th February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Hi David, Wow! Please can i ask you to write my end of year appraisal for 2024! I'm delighted you are pleased with us, and this was fantastic to read. We're thrilled that you appear to be satisfied with out online service, however we are also acutely aware that there are some big improvements we need to make to this. We'll keep you informed through our newsletter! In the meantime if i can be of any further assistance or wish to discuss your feedback further then please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] Response date: 5th February 2024

Pleased with the sevice from Harpenden BS

There were a couple of minor issues with my account set up, however everything sorted in a very customer friendly way by Bev and Claire. The phone was answered without any excessive wait time and customer service overall excellent. Reviewed on: 1st February 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Hi Jon, Thanks for your great review. I will be sure to share with Bev, Claire and their Line Manager. I'm glad we were able to answer the phone in an acceptable time frame. We have been inundated with applications following the brief launch of a market leading ISA, and as such our SLA's have not been at a standard we would expect, so it's great to understand that these are getting back to normal. If you would like to discuss your feedback further then please do not hesitate to contact me on [email protected] Kind regards, Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 5th February 2024

very easy and quick to speak to and helpful

very easy and quick to speak to and helpful Reviewed on: 31st January 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Hi Mark, This is great to read. Thank you for your feedback. Kind regards, Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 5th February 2024

bit steam powered at times but nice people.

bit steam powered at times but nice people. The website is clunky and an awful lot has to be done on paper, usually by filling in forms with the tiniest boxes imaginable. You get to know the tricks eventually. Interest rates were insultingly bad for many years (always lower than others) but currently are surprisingly good. Branch staff always helpful as are the contact centre, assuming they answer the phone, that is... Reviewed on: 30th January 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Thank you for your note and lot's of feedback to digest. I'll try and respond to each point as best i can. Website and paper- Yes, we get that and agree. We are working hard to improve the online experience including the website. With regards to the paper, I also agree although I would stress that we have made massive progress in improving on this over the last twelve months. We have introduced our Digital On-boarding service which means that customer can apply for an account without completing a paper application, we have also amalgamated many of the paper applications into one simple form to try and reduce the amount of unnecessary paperwork you (and we) have to process. I'm delighted that you are pleased with the rates, we have some great products available and more up our sleeve too! I also agree regarding the branch teams and contact centre. They are the backbone of the Harpenden Building Society. They have experienced and unprecedented amount of applications following the launch of a market leading ISA last week. As such, service levels have been impacted, however we have assigned additional resource to help with account processing and we are confident that we will return to our normal service levels soon. We appreciate your feedback and if I can be of any further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] Kind regards, Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 31st January 2024

I've been hanging on the phone for over 20 minutes.

I've been hanging on the phone for over 20 minutes. They just do not answer calls. Dont tell me this is a one man outfit? Reviewed on: 30th January 2024

Reply from Harpenden Building Society Hi Leyla, Thanks for your feedback. As an explanation (and not an excuse) our teams are processing an unprecedented amount of applications following the launch of a market leading ISA product last week, and as such we have experienced a spike in customer queries which has resulted in longer waiting times than we would like. We have added extra resource to our processing team and are confident that this will return us our normal service levels. I'm hoping you were able to get through in the end, but if not please contact me at [email protected] and I will do my best to answer your query. With kind regards, Jon Sweeting Commercial Manager Response date: 31st January 2024

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60% decrease in 5 star reviews

100% increase in 1 star reviews

Latest highest rating:

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Latest lowest rating:

1

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Harpenden Building Society Savings reviews (448)

In branch service review

In branch service review

In branch service review

In branch service review

In branch service review

Their on-line service works like a dream.

Pleased with the sevice from Harpenden BS

very easy and quick to speak to and helpful

bit steam powered at times but nice people.

I've been hanging on the phone for over 20 minutes.

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